Real fear is that SARS becomes endemic

WHEN you look at the number of people infected with SARS and the number of people it kills, at first sight it seems hard to fathom why it is making international headlines. In terms of deadliness and numbers infected, it must rank well down the list.

However, as the World Health Organisation stated, the real fear is that it becomes endemic.

For Ireland, this is specifically relevant with the upcoming Special Olympics, because we are creating exactly the right conditions for it to become so drawing people from all over the world, mixing them up and then returning to their own countries.